The VIP Seating was in chaos.
Outside the Martial Arts Arena, cheers rose like mountain calls and sea roars.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members were immersed in joy and pride, cheering wildly for Yu Xiaoheng's sudden rise.
No one noticed the commotion in the corner of the VIP Seating, much less cared about the little girl who had been slapped to the ground, blood at the corner of her mouth.
No, one person had noticed.
On the Awakening Platform, the smile on Yu Xiaoheng's face had vanished at some point.
He had originally wanted to show off properly for once.
Today, he had stunned everyone with Soul Power at level nine and a half. His Martial Soul had even evolved toward the legendary Golden Sacred Dragon, thoroughly slapping the faces of everyone who had once looked down on him.
That was right, he wanted to show off!
Otherwise, what had all the suffering I endured been for??
The clan members spoke respectfully to his face, yet behind his back, they said he disliked cultivation and would achieve little in the future. His father's eyes always concealed irrepressible disappointment. Yu Xiaogang, who spent every day with him, treated him well enough, but always carried the pity a genius felt for an ordinary person.
The elders and senior members of the clan did not treat Yu Xiaoheng badly, but they always denied him—denied the effort he had made struggling for his future.
Humans were not plants or stones. How could they be without feelings?
He should have been high-spirited, enjoying this moment under everyone's gaze.
Looking at the figure in the distance lying on the ground, stubbornly covering her face yet still looking toward him, Yu Xiaoheng felt a jumble of emotions.
Just then, his peripheral vision inadvertently swept across the Crystal Ball before him.
Hmm?
He froze slightly.
The light representing Soul Power... had brightened a little more?
How was that possible?
The change was extremely subtle. Had he not been standing so close, and had his Mental Power not far surpassed that of ordinary people, he would never have noticed it.
Just as he focused to examine it closely, a figure ran happily toward him.
"Brother Xiaoheng, you're amazing!"
It was Liu Erlong.
The instant she approached, a sudden change occurred!
Yu Xiaoheng felt the incomplete Golden Sacred Dragon aura within his body tremble violently, unexpectedly forming a strange resonance with the Fire Dragon aura emanating from Liu Erlong.
A warm current quietly flowed through his meridians.
In that flash of lightning, an overlooked detail suddenly exploded in his mind!
He vaguely recalled that when he had swallowed those two strange medicinal herbs on the Back Mountain, it had also been Liu Erlong's approach and the mingling of their auras that had allowed him to instantly refine the enormous medicinal power, sparing him from exploding to death.
At this moment, he could clearly sense it.
There was still a large amount of medicinal power lingering in his body that had not been fully absorbed!
At that thought, Yu Xiaoheng no longer hesitated.
He suddenly took a step forward, while the hand testing his Soul Power remained pressed against the Crystal Gold Ball used for Martial Soul Awakening.
"Second Dragon, don't come over!"
"Stop her! Don't interrupt Xiaoheng!"
Seeing Liu Erlong about to throw herself in front of Yu Xiaoheng, several clan elders changed expressions and hurriedly shouted. Someone was already preparing to pull her away.
At that moment, Yu Xiaoheng abruptly raised his hand, his Voice Like a Bell.
"Second Dragon, Martial Soul Fusion!"
The entire venue fell silent at his words.
Liu Erlong's joyful running steps came to an abrupt halt, and a trace of confusion flashed across her face.
But that confusion lasted only an instant.
She quickly recalled Yu Xiaoheng's earlier teachings—
Even if their Martial Souls were not closely related, as long as the two shared flawless understanding and connected hearts, there was a chance to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
So...
Liu Erlong had long practiced "Martial Soul Fusion" with Yu Xiaoheng many times, following the records in the clan archives.
She immediately poured her entire mind into that scarlet Fire Dragon Martial Soul.
In an instant.
The clan members who had been about to step forward and stop Liu Erlong froze mid-motion, each standing there dumbfounded.
An eerie silence swept over them like a tide!
"How is this possible?!"
In the VIP Seating, Qian Xunji, who had been negotiating with Yu Yuanzhen over Bibi Dong, was dumbstruck.
He stared fixedly at the Martial Arts Arena as if he had seen something unimaginably bizarre!
Yu Yuanzhen, Ning Zhenyuan, and Tang Wei also seemed to have had their throats seized as they turned back in shock.
On the Martial Arts Platform, Liu Erlong's imposing Fire Dragon Martial Soul suddenly transformed into a crimson afterimage.
As the afterimage dispersed, it instantly fused into a torrent of pure red energy that surged into the tiny Golden Sacred Dragon Martial Soul behind Yu Xiaoheng!
Buzzz—!
The Golden Sacred Dragon Young Body, whose form had originally been unstable, underwent a heaven-shaking transformation under the nourishment of that immense energy.
Its still-immature foreclaws rapidly grew flesh, sinew, and bone, completely evolving into true dragon claws!
Each claw bore five talons, their lines sharp and fierce, covered in fine gilt scales that gleamed with undying radiance.
At last, this Martial Soul stabilized.
Its body was still illusory, however, and it radiated waves of energy.
The next second, the power of fusion erupted once more!
The Golden Sacred Dragon's body shook violently. Amid a soaring Dragon Roar, its form suddenly grew taller!
No longer was it the plump, adorable young form.
Its sinews and bones stretched, its dragon body rose upright, and it transformed into a true... Golden Sacred Dragon that looked down upon all living things!
Roar—!
The Dragon Roar shook heaven and earth.
The Golden Sacred Dragon, which had abruptly transformed from a young body, carried an overwhelming majesty the moment it appeared.
Its two pairs of Dragon Horns seemed cast from red gold, rising ruggedly upward and pointing straight at the heavens. Fine golden lightning coiled and leaped around their tips, as though capable of tearing apart the clouds.
Its entire body was covered in dragon scales that seemed condensed from countless rays of dawn, every scale flowing with a holy halo.
Light swept outward like a tide, enveloping the entire Awakening Platform in a warm golden curtain.
With a casual flick of its long dragon tail, it stirred up an invisible and vast wave of air.
The weaker clan members felt their chests tighten, their bodies unconsciously bending forward.
That Dragon Might originating from the deepest part of their bloodlines descended like a mountain upon the heart of every member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Even the air seemed to thicken.
Even more terrifying was the layer of crimson fiery mist that coiled around the dragon body.
The flames did not burn, yet they carried a horrifying Sense of Power capable of incinerating all things.
Intertwined with the light power of the dragon body itself, they sometimes became ribbons of interwoven gold and red light, and sometimes condensed into fine fiery feathers that drifted slowly downward.
Two Completely Different powers—holiness and intimidation—had now fused perfectly together.
In the VIP Seating, Qian Xunji frowned deeply.
"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill? This... how can this be possible?!"
At last, someone broke free from the extreme shock and cried out.
Those words awakened everyone.
After the Deathly Stillness came an uproar that reached the heavens.
Below the Martial Arts Platform, confusion and discussion spread like a chant—sparse at first, then dense and unceasing, until they became a continuous roar.
Qian Xunji could no longer maintain the Pope's dignity.
It really was... Martial Soul Fusion??
With Qian Xunji's knowledge, he should have recognized the change in Yu Xiaoheng at first glance. But who could have imagined... that two children who had only just awakened their Martial Souls could unleash such a technique??
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